Cord-eye for cord-back suspenders.



G. E. PRENTIGB.

CORD EYE FOR CORD BACK SUSPENDEBS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1913;

1,098,125. Patented May 26, 1914.

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CORD-EYE FOR CORD-BACK SUSPENDEBS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1214.

Application filed May 21, 1913. Serial No. 769,056.

To all 'whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. PRENTICE, a citizen of the United States residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford, State of Connectiouuhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cord-Eyes for Cord-Back Suspenders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cord eyes for cord back sus'penders,-and the object of my improvement is to provide a rocking connection for the cord back.

In the accompanying drawing-:Figure 1 is a front elevation of a connection frame for suspenders provided with a cord eye embodying my improvement and a part of a shoulder webbing and part of the cord of the cord back. Fig.2 is a front elevation on an enlarged scale of the connection frame and cord eye shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 4: is a sectional view on the line wa1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line z of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank for the loop member of the cord eye. -Fig. 7 is a similar view of the blank for the rocking member of the cord eye. Fig. 8 is a view corresponding to Fig. 5, with the rocking member tilted to, one of the extreme positions. Fig. 9 is a sectional view, corresponding to Fig. 4:, showing a modification of the cord eye. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the blank for the loop member shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a front elevation showing another modification of the cord eye. Fig. 12 is'a similar view of the same in part broken away. Fig. 13 is an end elevation of thesame. Fig. 14; is a sectional view on the line zz of Fig. 11.

In Fig. 1 my improved cord eye 10 is shown connected to the end of a shoulder webbing ll of a suspender by'means of a connection frame 12 and a portion 13 of the cord of a cord back is shown as being threaded through the cord eye 10. The connection frame 12 may be made either of'sheet metal or of wire, and as shown is made of wire and comprises at the upper end a bar 14: for receiving the bight 15 of the webbing 11, and which may be formed as shown of the ends 16 of the wire brought into alinement the axis.

.. andv with thetip ends in abutment, and inclosed in a coupling sleeve 17. Below the bar 11 and separated therefrom by a webbing slot 18 is a supporting bar 19 for sup porting the cord "eye 10. The supporting bar 19 is provided at the middle with a downwardly depending or off-set loop 20 having at the apex an auxiliary bar 21 of a made.

The cord eye 10 comprisesa'loop member 22 which is connected to the connection frame 12 and which houses a rocking member 23. The loop member22 comprises a piece of sheet metal such'as shown in the blank in Fig. 6 and which is bent into loo-p form, the apex portion 2 1 being lowermost and the side arms 25 being bent upwardly relatively thereto, and the extreme ends 26 and 27 being formed into fingers suitable for being interlocked and for connection with the auxiliary bar 21 of the connection frame 12. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the rear finger 26 is short and bent inwardly and slightly upwardly, so that the tip end 28 thereof is positioned just below the auxiliary bar 21 and the front finger 27 is longer and is formed into a sleeve inclosing the said auxiliary bar 21 and the tip end 29 thereof is positioned outside of the tip end 28 of the rear finger 26. The fingers 26 and 27 as described have their tip ends interlocked and the longer finger 27 is in the form of a sleeve interposed between the tip end 29 and the body portion of the side arm 25. The sleeve 27 provides a pivotal connection for the cord eye 10 and the connection frame 12 permitting of pivotal movement rela: tively to the axis of the auxiliary bar 21 and which prevents any relative pivotal movement of the said cord eye and connection plate in any other direction, and particularly in an axial plane, because of the extent of the connection along the axis, which provides an essentially rigid connection in all directions except concentric with The apex portion 24 is in the form of a rectangular platform and having at the middle a rectangular hole 30, and which may be provided at the sides with wings 31. The side arms 25 are bent upappreciable length and suitable to serve as wardly relatively to the platform 2 as has already been mentioned and the wings 31 are bent downwardly. The wings 31 are provided at the outer and middle portion of the ends with inwardly directed or open slots 32, separating the lateral teeth 33. As the wings 31 are bent downwardly and inwardly relatively to the middle platform 24 by essentially return bends, the teeth 33 are positioned along the lower face of the platform 24: and separated by the space formed by the slot 32, and an open space is provided on the said lower face between the two wing 31. The wings 31 as described serve as guard members for the tip ends 34- of the rocking member 23, which would otherwise be exposed on the lower face of the platform 24. The said guard members or wings 31 may be dispensed with in some cases, if desired, as in the case of the blank shown in Fig. 10.

The rocking member 23 comprises in the blank as shown in Fig. 7 an elongated piece of sheet material of a width suitable to be operative in the space between the arms 25 and having at the ends longitudinal extensions in the form of tongues 35 slightly narrower than the intermediate body portion and having on each side and at the ends of the said body portion shoulders 37. The said body portion is bent symmetrically by cross-wise bends as follows :The middle body portion 36 is bent in the form of an arc, convex on the upper side, return bends 38 are provided at the ends of the said middle body portion 36 or at the junction thereof with the intermediate and body portions 39. The said intermediate end body portions 39 lie along the under face of the arc shaped middle portion 36 until they meet at the middle, at which position the end body portions 10 are dropped with faces in abutment. The tongues 35 are entered downwardly through the hole 30 and the extreme lower tip ends 34 already referred to are bent outwardly on the under side of the platform 24 and within the space inclosed by the wings 31 and serve to secure the rocker 23 to the loop member 22 and by a relatively loose connection permitting considerable freedom of lateral movement.

The length of the end body portions 40 is such that with the shoulders 37 resting on the platform 24 the ends 38 of the are shaped middle portion 36 will when the rocker 23 is in the middle position, be slightly above the platform 24 and also as shown, may slightly overhang the same outwardly. Accordingly, the rocker member 23 will be free to rock or move to and fro relatively to the platform 24: and will do this responsive to a pull to one side or the other by the cord 13. The middle body portion 36 serves as a contact surface for the cord 13, and the said cord will readily slide along the same after the rocker member 23 has been tilted responsive to the pull on the cord in accordance with the particular di rection of the pull thereon. In some cases it may be desirable to make the rocking member 23 of a solid block of material such as bone, as shown in Fig. 12. In this case the middle contact surface 36* may be substantially the same as in the sheet metal form, and the body portion a1 is undercut crosswise at the middle to form a bearing groove 42 and a knife edge bearing 43 is provided in the platform 24L suitable for engaging therewith, which latter may be formed by striking up the middle of the platform 2 F in lieu of the hole 30.

In order to hold the block 23 in position on the bearing support described the side walls 25 of the loop member 22 may be indented as shown at 14E just above the contact surface 36 As the cord 13 has a circular cross section, by making the indentations 44 close to the contact surface 36*, there will be no obstruction by the said indentations of the rocking and sliding movements of the cord 13 through the slide way formed by the contact surface 36 and the arms 25 of the loop member 22 In either style of cord eye the rocking member is readily tilted and freedom of movement of the cord eye is provided with a minimum of friction and damage to the cord and at the same time the cord eye and connection frame are held against relative movement in the plane of the axis of the pivotal connection of these members. In other words, the cord eye is secured to the webbing in a manner preventing relative rotary or pivotal movement in the general plane of the webbing and at the same time provides a connection for the cord of the cord back that may be described as a pivotal, rocking or swinging connection.

It is apparent that some changes from the specific construction herein disclosed may be made and therefore I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise form of construction shown and described, but desire the liberty to make such changes, in working my invention, as may fairly come within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention 1. A cord eye for cord back suspenders comprising a frame having a platform at the lower end and a pair of arms extending upwardly therefrom, and a rocking member having a cord support at the upper end and positioned between the said arms, and the lower end of the said rocking member being provided with a fulcrum support engaged with the said platform.

2. A. cord eye comprising a frame and a rocking member operatively housed therein, upper end of the said rocking member for the said frame comprising a platform at providing a fulcrum support for the said the lower end and a pair of arms extending rocking member on the said platform. upwardly from the said platform, and the GEORGE E. PRENTICE. said rocln'ng member having a cord support Witnesses: at the upper end and positioned between SHEFFIELD H. CLARKE, the said arms, and means below the said ROGER W. EDWARDS.

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